Mage Lord: The Tech Tree is Skewed by Me

Although this is a fantasy world with magic and other supernatural factors, the social structure of this era is still the same as that of the Middle Ages on earth.

So much so that the household registration system, which seemed very common to Leon, was completely absent.

Even though Leon had already ordered people to conduct a census of the people in the Thorn Territory as early as last winter when the hounds attacked the city, it was ultimately a small-scale attempt.

After all, the total population of Antolia at that time was only that large, and it didn't mean much whether or not it was counted.

And after such a delay, it has been delayed until now.

Nowadays, the total population of Antolia, even if it cannot be said to be a direct explosion, has basically reached the limit that the current food production can bear.

Especially after packing up a large number of refugees from the city of Parma, Antolia became the noble fiefdom with the largest population in the entire southern part of the kingdom.

Therefore, it is actually time to make changes now!

As a time traveler, Leon naturally planned to learn from the wisdom of his predecessors and establish a household registration system in this land that had already appeared in the pre-Qin period.

It's not because creating a household can solve all problems, but because creating a household to bring the people together is the prerequisite for more effective management of the citizens of Antolia.

What is household registration for the people?

In fact, to put it simply, it is to manage people on a household basis, and record everyone in the household registration one by one according to their name, age, place of origin, identity, appearance, wealth and other items.

Although this household registration system, which has appeared as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in a mysterious ancient Eastern country, has some limitations of the times, compared to the current era, it is already a quite progressive system. .

"From now on, Antolia will set up an internal affairs department to take charge of the household registration of its residents."

"All new refugees who join Antolia must be registered and registered with the Internal Affairs Department, and the Internal Affairs Department will issue an identity certificate. After one month, the army will be sent to the streets to screen all those who cannot produce identity certificates. They are all treated as serfs and the whole family is sent to the mining town to do hard labor!”

Leon said in a deep voice.

From a certain perspective, there are actually some advantages to having fewer people who can read and write.

At least you don't have to spend too much effort on the temporary identity certificate. Even if it's just a piece of wood with no security at all, you don't have to worry about someone forging it, because the citizens don't know how to write at all!

"My Lord Marquis, may I ask how... the Internal Affairs Department should be set up?"

After thinking for a long time, Aaron spoke first:

"Do you have anyone you can trust?"

"Yes, there are, but not many. I'm afraid it won't be able to support the operation of the entire Internal Affairs Department."

Aaron answered candidly.

Of course he understands what Leon is thinking, but... in today's Antolia, the total population is even close to one hundred thousand. If the Internal Affairs Bureau wants to implement the household registration system mentioned by its lord within a month, I am afraid that Not easy.

You know, the houses in the Thorn Territory City are already full.

A large number of refugees have almost all gathered in the newly designated temporary residence outside the city of Thorn Territory, and there are dozens of such residences around Thorn Territory!

"As long as you have it!"

"If there are not enough people, we will first draw people from the militia. Each settlement must have officials from the Internal Affairs Department and a sufficient number of militiamen to be responsible for registration and maintaining order. If someone makes trouble or is unwilling to register, let them have a taste of Antoli." Ya’s Iron Fist!”

"This is the territory of the Jimena family!"

"In addition, after the household registration is completed, a head of each household will be selected from every twenty households. Decisions and news in the territory will be directly communicated to the head of the household. If any of the twenty households commit an offense, Yes, then the head of the household will also have to be punished, and everyone else will also have to serve, but if no one commits a crime, the head of the household will receive two gold coins at the end of each year!"

What Leon said is actually a bit similar to the armor-guaranteing system.

Of course he knows the drawbacks of this system, but in today's Antolia, this is a measure that can sort out the situation of the refugees in the shortest time and maintain the stability of the territory.

"Your Majesty the Marquis, you have foresight!" Aaron said with admiration.

Of course!

I almost moved the entire household registration system and Baojia system from the pre-Qin period to Antolia after slightly adjusting it, which of course seemed far-sighted.

"In addition, the construction plan of the new city should also be put on the agenda!"

Building a new city on the west bank of the White Blade River was an idea that had been in Leon's mind for a long time when he became Viscount of Antolia.

However, one was because Antolia had an extremely short labor force at the time, and the other was because Antolia had no spare money at all. Therefore, this idea only existed in Leon's mind and between him and Aaron. in casual conversation.

But now, everything is different.

The large number of refugees caused by the civil war in the kingdom brought a large population to Antolia.

Creating households and bringing together the people is only one aspect. Giving these people a place to go and work to do is a long-term solution.

Obviously, the construction of the new city will undoubtedly bring a large number of jobs to Antolia, mining stone, transporting timber, leveling the land, building roads and bridges...

All of this requires manpower.

Only when the refugees who originally had nothing to do had something to do, would they not take the opportunity to cause chaos.

You know, during the period when the number of refugees increased dramatically, the security situation in Antolia deteriorated at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Even if Aaron intentionally diverts some of the refugees to the mining towns in the southwest highlands, it will ultimately be a drop in the bucket.

But even so, before Leon returned to the territory, even though Aaron and Leon had already reached a consensus on the construction of the new city, Aaron did not dare to make any independent opinions.

“Not only do we need to build new cities, but we also need to set up targeted literacy classes!”

"Using the chiefs to maintain the stability of the territory is ultimately just a stop-gap measure. The people of Antolia must not only be strong in martial arts, but also learn to read, write, and understand things. Otherwise, Antolia will always be a remote and barren place. land!"

Build new cities, open literacy classes...

There are many things Leon wants to do, especially when he has just returned to Antolia and has to face such a big mess, and his mind is even more chaotic.

Fortunately, Antolia's mercenaries confiscated the entire Bravis family's treasury. Otherwise, Antolia's financial resources would not be able to support such a large expenditure.

"By the way..."

"How many good things did Stan get back from Parma City?"

When most of the people in the study dispersed, Leon finally couldn't hold back his inner curiosity and looked at the elderly housekeeper.

"very many……"

Aaron took a deep breath and answered truthfully.